This is some sort of promotional social media image from the even-more-radical-than-the-NRA group, the National Association For Gun Rights. That’s NAGR, for short. They post this image – and images like this all the time. This image is more than a little misleading, so let me help you understand. Until December 14th, 2012,

I've seen many people – including clergy friends of mine – state the statistic that gun-related violence on the decline. I've seen the chart, as well. However, this does not change the fact that there are still around 10,000 gun-related deaths in this country – every year. I will not stop saying that there is